Poll: Preferences to displaying your cards

[Bosox Blair]

I like slabbed cards, but not for any ornamental or aesthetic reason. I like the TPG opinon on the card to take into the mix with my own view.

I also like the protection. But if my card is not slabbed, I'll put it in some other holder. And in my view, a card looks nicer in one of those real thick screw-downs.

So I can't say I want slabs for the look of them. I'm indifferent.

Cheers,
Blair

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

And in my view, a card looks nicer in one of those real thick screw-downs.



Cheers,
Blair

Back in the day I used to really like the Lin Terry beveled screwdowns, very high quality. I agree that a card displays better on its own, although of course that is just one consideration.

[David W]

How to display low end items. The picture frames are garage sale specials, the bases for the 64 Giants are small blocks of finished oak from my dad's woodshop, with a small cut in the top.

[Section103]

Does "strewn across my desk" count as a display?

[Matthew H]

I don't think the slabs are good for protection. The screw downs are better. I gave my son a PSA graded Barry Bonds to play with and he managed to crease the card through the holder.

I can sit on my couch and watch TV with a card in a screw down and I don't have to worry about losing track of it. If you sat on a PSA slab you lost track of, it'll be all bad.

[JasonL]

You should really just stop sitting on your cards!
and what did your son DO to the slab?!?!
yikes

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by JasonL

You should really just stop sitting on your cards!
and what did your son DO to the slab?!?!
yikes

With a 5 year old running around the house, my PSA graded cards have to be high on a shelf. The screw downs can be anywhere without worry. JS. The slabs aren't the best protection.

I haven't sat on a card. As far as the Bonds goes, I gave it to him as a toy. I'm not sure why I even had it. He probably stepped on it, he was 4 years old.